postr/StutterDecember 22, 2018

Am I just really lucky?

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Am I just really lucky? My intention is not to brag or make other feel down about their current situation; I truly wonder if I am just a lucky minority, or if most of the complaints are just the vocal minority. I don't think my stutter holds me back from making friends at all. I'm current a 3rd year in college and I've met so many people and made no many friends. I never felt that my stutter made people not like me or relate to me. I try to be confident and show that my stutter does not define me, and I feel like that helps a lot. I see a lot of posts saying that stuttering "weeds" out people, but I don't think thats true. It just may be that they don't understand it (and honestly neither do we), but it's not their fault. One thing though, I agree that dating can definitely be tricky. Depending on how you stutter it just may make some girls lose complete interest, but making friends seems pretty easy for me though. What do you guys think?

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Community & SupportEmotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships

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Validation & EmpathyHope & MotivationAcceptance & PrideFriendships & Belonging